Kalikot District ( ), a part of Karnali province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Manma as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 105,580 in 2001 and 136,948 in 2011. In September 2005, in a bid to encourage a change in social attitudes, the government announced that it would provide rice to any family that had recently had a girl born.Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 - US Department of State
Geography and Climate Climate Zone Elevation Range % of Area Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters1,000 to 3,300 ft. 1.8% Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters3,300 to 6,600 ft. 20.6% Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters6,400 to 9,800 ft. 39.4% Subalpine 3,000 to 4,000 meters9,800 to 13,100 ft. 37.3% Alpine 4,000 to 5,000 meters13,100 to 16,400 ft. 0.8%
Demographics
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Kalikot District had a population of 145,292. 11.43% of the population is under 5 years of age. It has a literacy rate of 72.72% and a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000 males. 55,896 (38.47%) lived in municipalities.
Khas people make up a majority of the population with 98% of the population. Khas Dalits make up 28% of the population. Hill Janjatis, mainly Magars, make up 1% of the population.
At the time of the 2021 census, 73.24% of the population spoke Nepali and 26.17% Khash as their first language. Khash is the dialect of Nepali spoken in Karnali Province. In 2011, 99.5% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.NepalMap Language
Hinduism is the predominant religion, practiced by 99.79% of the population.
Administration The district consists of nine municipalities, out of which three are urban municipalities and six are rural municipalities. These are as follows: Khandachakra Municipality Raskot Municipality Tilagufa Municipality Pachaljharana Rural Municipality Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality Narharinath Rural Municipality Shubha Kalika Rural Municipality Mahawai Rural Municipality Palata Rural Municipality
Former Village Development Committees Prior to the restructuring of the district, Kalikot District consisted of the following municipalities and Village development committees:
Badalkot Bharta Chhapre Chilkhaya Daha Dholagohe Gela Jubitha Khin Kotbada Kumalgaun Lalu Malkot Manma Mehalmudi Mugraha Mumra Nanikot Odanaku Pakha Phoi Mahadev Phukot Ranku Ramnakot Ranchuli Rupsa Sipkhana Sukitaya Syuna Thirpu
See also Zones of Nepal Paudhur List of natural monuments in Kalikot
References
External links UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Kalikot